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Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region

List of regions of Canada

National regionsProvinces and territories of Canada are normally grouped into the following regions :*Northern Canada...
of Canada

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
comprising four provinces

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the List of countries and outlying territories by total area. The major difference between a Canada province and a territory is that a province receives its power and authority directly from the Monarchy in Canada, via the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their manda...
located on the Atlantic coast

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
: the three Maritime provinces

Maritimes

The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a list of regions of Canada#National regions of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces and territories of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island....
– New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
, and Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
– and Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
. The population of the Atlantic provinces was 2,332,535 in 2007.

first premier

Premier

A premier is a title for the head of government in some countries.In many nations, the title "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister": for example, the "Italy Premier" is the same person as the "Italian President of the Council of Ministers"....
of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
, Joey Smallwood

Joey Smallwood

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Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region

List of regions of Canada

National regionsProvinces and territories of Canada are normally grouped into the following regions :*Northern Canada...
of Canada

Canada

Provinces and territories of Canada

Atlantic Ocean

Maritimes

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
, and Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

History

The first premier

Premier

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
, Joey Smallwood

Joey Smallwood

File:Joseph Smallwood signing Newfoundland into Confederation.jpgJoseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada was the main force that brought Newfoundland and Labrador into Canadian confederation, and became the first Premier of the province....
, coined the term Atlantic Canada when Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. He believed it would be presumptuous for Newfoundland and Labrador to assume that it could include itself within the existing term "Maritime Provinces", used to describe the cultural similarities between Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. The three maritime provinces joined Confederation in the nineteenth century: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1867 and Prince Edward Island in 1873.

Communities

(List includes communities above 15,000, by population/metro area)

Community	Province	Population
Halifax	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	407,007
St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the Provinces of Canada capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the Newfoundland ....	Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....	181,113
Moncton	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	126,424
Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043....	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	122,389
Cape Breton Regional Municipality (Sydney Metro Area)	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	102,250
Fredericton	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	85,688
Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canada city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885....	Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....	58,625
Truro Truro, Nova Scotia Truro is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County, Nova Scotia and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay....	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	45,077
New Glasgow New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow ,is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River, which flows into Pictou Harbour and the Northumberland Strait, and which was once a commercial trade route....	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	36,288
Bathurst Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canada city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	31,424
Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....	26,623
Kentville Kentville, Nova Scotia Kentville is a town in Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is one of the main towns in the Annapolis Valley, and it is the county seat of Kings County, Nova Scotia....	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	25,969
Miramichi Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay....	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	24,737
Edmundston	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	21,442
Summerside Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside is a Canada city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island....	Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....	16,153

Atlantic Canada

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